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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, recommending the Board approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5208 amending Title 130, Section 130.69.160 - Temporary Recreational Vehicles, to extend the time for the use of generators with an issued Temporary Recreational Vehicle permit with a new expiration date of December 31, 2026. (Cont. 9/10/2024, Item 26).
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On September 10, 2024, the Board heard Ordinance 5208 and Continued the matter to September 17, 2024 for Final Passage (Second Reading).
On August 14, 2021, the Caldor Fire erupted in El Dorado County, quickly spread, and threatened the safety of residents and property. While the fire continued to burn, the Board of Supervisors acknowledged the need for the fastest possible transition of displaced residents to interim and long-term shelter, including the rebuilding of homes and communities destroyed by the Caldor Fire.
On September 10, 2021, Legistar File 21-1469, the Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance (Ordinance 5150), adding Chapter 130.69 of Title 130, Article 6 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code entitled “Caldor Fire Resiliency and Rebuilding” (Caldor Ordinance) to provide for temporary emergency housing options for persons displaced by the Caldor Fire during recovery and rebuilding and provisions to aid during repair and reconstruction of damaged dwellings and other structures in the burn area.
Most provisions of the Caldor Ordinance expire December 31, 2026, unless extended or modified by the Board of Supervisors, however, Section 130.69.160(D) states;
“During the first three years from the effective date of this Chapter 130.69, generators are an acceptable source of power for temporary recreational vehicles permitted under this Chapter 130.69 on fire-damaged lots in the burn area. After the first three years from the effective date of this Chapter 130.69, generators are not an acceptable source of power ...
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